From about 1863 James and Emma Hope and their large family lived at 16 Elboden Street, South Hobart which previously had been the residence of the American Consul, E. Hathaway Esq. When the property was advertised for sale in 1846 it was described as “that well-finished Dwelling-House in the occupation of the American Consul; it consists of eight rooms besides out-offices, sheds, &c., a yard well enclosed with fence and gates 7 feet high, and a large garden stocked with the choicest fruit trees.” (Courier, Wednesday 6 May, 1846, page 1)
If you are wondering about the name of the street it was named after the Portuguese village of El Bodon which in September 1811 was the site of a battle during the Peninsula War between part of Napoleon’s army and some of the British and Portuguese forces led by the Duke of Wellington.
